Saturday, February 12, 2011

Attorneys Glass and Harrold set up shop here with Chattanooga firm - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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On that day, Harrold was calling Pete Glassa to find outwhether Tenn., firm had extended offers to them and several other partners from the old firm. Glas told him the deal had been made. "k was able to relaxd on my vacation," Harrold said. It'zs not every day that two name partners leavetheirr firm. Harrold had been with Glass McCullouggh for more than12 years. He said that he needed a largefr firm to support hisinternational practice. Glass, a real estate workou t specialist, was also looking for a broader platform. Harrold and five other defecting attorneys have set up shop on the 12th floor of the 100 Galleria building in space previouslyg leased toAlston & Bird.
Harrold said that Millerd & Martin planned to expande the Atlanta office to about25 attorneys, moving some attorneysw from other offices and hiring new Miller & Martin is the oldesft firm in the South, founded in 1867. Amontg its clients is Coca-Cola Enterprises. Harrold is urging Millef & Martin to jump aboard the initiative to run a bullett train between Chattanoogaand Atlanta. "They shoulxd call it the Miller & Martibn Express," he said. BROWN PASSES BATON.
One of Atlanta's leadin g developers is passing on his management duties and settint up a smooth succession plan for his Charles Brown, 59, who has been the front man for Technology Park/Atlanta for 21 years, is handinv off day-to-day duties of the organization to Richarc O'Brien, 46. O'Brien, who has been executive vice president, becomesw president and chief operating Actually, O'Brien has more seniority than Brown. O'Brien startedr with Technology Park/Atlanta two yearsx before Brown came in to runthe company.
Brow will remain vice chairman, and will stay active at the boarde level, along with Timothy Harding, the director of Tech Park/Atlanta'sx majority British owner, Peninsular & Oriental Steakm Navigation Co. (P&O) of William Pauls, chairman of Tech Park/Atlanta; and After 21 years together, Browhn and O'Brien said they have the same vision for Tech Perhaps thebiggest change, will be college loyalties. Brown is one of Georgiza Tech's biggest backers, and sits on the Georgia Tech O'Brien is a graduate of GeorgiaState University. OLYMPIC EFFORT.
United Parcel Servicre is sending a large contingentto Nagano, Chairman Jim Kelly, Vice Chairman John Alden and UPS International President Ron Wallace will be amonbg of the dozens of UPS executives travelingt to Japan. UPS has set up four waves of top brasd who will overseethe "hospitality" for UPS. In addition, UPS is sendintg over top managers from the corporate office to overseee the customer shipping operations set up allaround Separately, the company has set up the UPS Winterf Olympic challenge, an internal mini-Olympics at Lake Placid, starting on Feb. 6. Seventy-five UPS employeea received invitations to Lake Placid for winnin g variousemployee programs.
They will competw in their own "Games," performing in the same sports as the Olympifc athletes overa three-day period.

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